The WNBA opens its season on Friday evening when the Los Angeles Sparks visit the Valkyries Golden State in the Chase Center in San Francisco. This will be the debut of the regular season for the expansion valcyries and the first game for superstar Kelsey Plum is in a sparks uniform.

Kelsey Plum #10 The Los Angeles Sparks dribbles the ball in the first half of a WNBA basketball game in the Chase Center on May 06, 2025 against the Golden State Valkyries …


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How to watch Los Angeles Sparks against Golden State Valkyries:

  • When: Friday, May 16, 2025
  • Time: 10:00 p.m. et
  • Where: Chase Center
  • TV channel: ion
  • Live stream: Fubo (try it for free!)

The Valkyries are the latest team in the league and will be able to convince the dynamics of a fantastic home basketball market in the Golden State. They are led by veterans Tiffany Hayes and Kayla Thornton and supported by promising young talents such as Kate Martin and Juste Jocyte. The Belgian guard Julie Vanloo's outer shots could be a key weapon, while Hayes brings both experience and a blow to the background.

For Los Angeles, the takeover of Kelsey Plum is great news outside of the season. Plum is a 30-year-old two-time WNBA champion who comes from the Las Vegas Aces, where she made the all-star team in the last three seasons. Plum joins a revised Sparks squad, which contains all-star Dearica Hamby and Breakout candidate Rickea Jackson. The sparks will not be fully strength, since they will be without a defensive anchor -Cameron -Brink, which is still recovering from a knee injury.

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